Aroma is light pine, citrus, caramel/bread-like malts and a small hint of sweetness. The flavor is citrus, caramel malts, an undercurrent of tart fruit/berries, a hint of tropical fruit and a tangy/bitter finish. (213 characters)

so the american mild ale is a new concept. is that basically a more malt driven session beer? logically i would say so, but this isnt that. its hoppy as heck, more of an american pale than anything else, so a little weird to tackle conceptually, although especially easy to drink down. clear in looks, but rather copper or amber or brass colored for a pale mild ale. its not english in any way, and even though they make the distinction, its sort of weird to think about what a mild ale is outside of that context. bright hoppiness, not dissimilar to other beers that these guys make. its bitter and clean too, malty, but light, a bunch of fun contradictions, but at the end of the day, this is average by three floyds standards, and not way off from a light american pale ale with decent balance. cool beer, a slugger from the bottle, but not where some of the others are i dont think in terms of being one of a kind. (918 characters)

So mild ales should honor their namesake but this one is a little bit TOO mild. Overall bright, crisp, effervescent, and quaffable, but there isn't much flavor to be found in this beer. Completely flat characters with both the malt and hops. Brilliant packaging as always though. (279 characters)

So this is my first foray into FFF. I grabbed a few different types while out of town.

I really liked this beer. Though, I'm not sure how true to the Mild Ale style it is. But they call is an APA at the same time. Not sure what to make of that.

L (4.5): Great Color. Nice orange/copper color. Again, should be a little more brown? Not sure.S: (4.5) Smells good. Really makes me want to drink it ASAPT (4): I really liked the taste. I feel like a Mild shouldn't be so hoppy, and I was surprised by this. But right on point for an APA. F (3.75): Good mouthfeel. Good carbonation. Nothing blowing me away, but solid. (634 characters)

Appearance – The beer pours an orange-amber color with a nice three finger head of off white foam. The head has a great level of retention, very slowly fading to leave a fantastic level of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma of the beer is heaviest bready smell mixed with a lighter level of a grapefruit hop. Along with these aromas comes some pine and a little bit of a caramel and tangerine sweetness.

Taste- The taste begins with a bready taste along with a drier cracker and a grapefruit hop flavor. There is a light caramel and tangerine sweetness upfront, that as time goes on, fades a bit leaving even more dryness. While the sweeter tastes fade they never get too light overall, giving just enough residual sweetness to keep the brew balanced. With more hop flavors of pine and grass joining the grapefruit at the end a rather pleasant and crisp flavor is left on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is on the average to lightly thicker side of a brew of ~ 5 % abv, with a carbonation level that is rather average as well. For the style it is very good with it creating a nice base for the flavors all while maintaining a good level of drinkability.

A: Pours a brassy copper with a great head. Fine foam clings to the pint glass.S: Aroma is citrus and earthy hops with a Vienna malt aromaT: Tasty Vienna malt flavor medium hopped with an earthy flavorM:Crisp and refreshing with mild/medium carbonationO:Great session ale but somewhat pricey. This one will be missed. (323 characters)

I had this on-tap at Melt recently. Served to me in a pint glass. This beer draws a a clear, medium amber/copper/slightly golden color with a nice white head about 2/3 of an inch when first served that settles to a medium sized ring lining the inside of the glass with very nice lacing and a good cluster film layer of foam. Mild aromas of caramel malty sweetness and hop bitterness. the taste is pretty much the same with mildly sweet flavors of caramel malty sweetness followed by mild bitterness provided by floral hops. Has a slightly crisp, mainly smooth and creamy/frothy medium bodied mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. A good easy drinkin' mild ale here, but nothing all that special either.

A: I think this brewery has the appearance of its beers down to a tee. Clear, copped-colored beer with a massive two-inch head. Plenty of carbonation to boot.

S: Like opening up a bag of hops. I have no idea how FFF gets all their beers to actually smell like fresh hop pellets straight from the bag. Incredibly floral, grassy and earthy notes. Also some caramel malt to balance out the bitterness.

T: Great; follows the nose. Floral and grassy hops complimented by a nice amber-malt body. Both bitter and sweet.

M: Very good. Nice and toasty with a good amount of carbonation.

O: An excellent beer by FFF. Another winner, to say the least. (698 characters)

First real go at a FFF brew... on tap at our (somewhat) local pourhouse, Vintage Estate. This was bright, crisp, and refreshing. Poured a nice amber hue with some long-lasting white head. Some fruity and floral hops on the nose, and crisp bitterness and just enough sweet malty goodness to balance it all out. Nice choice for a lower ABV pale, especially good when looking after 3 kids on the ride home! Can't wait to try more FFF! (431 characters)

Pretty decent mild pale ale. This is my first review of a Three Floyds beer, had it on tap at the Mellow Mushroom in Bowling Green. Almost a session beer, reasonably low booziness and some pretty good malt flavor with a bit of hops. Grassy taste. Pours a goldish yellow, good color. Not bad. (296 characters)

T - Taste is on the sweeter side of pale ales. Lots of sweeter malts, presumably denoting that this is older, the aromatic hops are all but gone on the taste. No spicy hops, some faint older earthy/grassy hops, light fruity hops. Caramel sweet malts. I understand this is what Three Floyds is going for in the style, however, this probably tasted much better and 'true' when it was fresh as opposed to the tired brew it is now. 3.25 (x .45 = 1.463)

M - Mouthfeel is decent enough, lighter carbonation. Due to the age there is just a touch of syrup here. A shame. 3.5 (x .1 = .35)

O - Overall this was probably quite the tasty beer, when fresh. Now though it is a bit old and tired. While still tasty and quite aromatic as it drinks now it is a shell. 3.5 (x .2 = .7)

The nose is really juicy, lots of fruit, citrus hops, pear, a little spruce. The flavor is bitter up front, but its really smooth and balanced. Lots of citrus hops, creamy oranges; and a little dough. It has a very wet and refreshing finish.

Glad I finally got to have this one, would be a good one to have around in summer months. (408 characters)

Nice caramel color but very light smell that doesn't tell you much. Mild ale is very correct. Pretty mild flavor that is nothing to write home about. Not sure what the fuss is about. Good beer for a mild ale. A little heavy on the fizziness which stuck around on the mouth for a bit. (285 characters)

Somewhat hazy orange with a tinge of copper or brown. Pours about a finger of foamy head with great retention.

Slightly fruity aroma, with subtle notes of citrus from the hops, along with some spice / grassy notes. Very well balanced by sweet caramel malt backbone, that also seems to contribute a hint of slightly burnt, buttery bread aroma.

Tastes more like an English mild or bitter accompanied with some very well-balanced hop characteristics throughout. The style/malt is definitely the body and soul of the beer, but the hopping adds a unique American twist without becoming hop-forward. Notes of caramel, toast, grass, and citrus.

Well carbonated, with a much more hearty feel and flavour than some sessions. (718 characters)

Appearance is a dark amber color with a two finger foamy head.Aroma is bready, malty, with some hop character.Taste is grain, bread, bitter hops and malt. No citrus or pine whatsoever.Mouthfeel is crisp, light carbonation wi some lingering bitterness.Not my favorite beer but I enjoy the flavors going on here.Begging to be paired its food. (345 characters)

A- Golden and clean filtered with a soft-foamy headS- Simple, soft hopsT- Simple and straight forward. Soft hops with a light malt backbone. Straight forward, but done in a well balanced wayM- clean and crisp. easy drinkingO- very solid "traditional" pale ale. Hoppy, but smooth. This is NOT a hop bomb. (337 characters)